Notes / Commercial Description:
Our golden-yellow wheat beer, with its fine-poured white foam, smells of cloves and impresses consumers with its refreshing banana flavour. It is full bodied and with a smooth yeast taste. To be enjoyed at any time,goes excellently with fish and seafood, with spicy cheese and especially with the traditional Bavarian veal sausage. Brewed according to our centuries-old brewing tradition on the Weihenstephan hill.

A-Pours a light golden color. Hints of orange. Not clear, but not as foggy as I would have expected for a wheat. The head is incredible...really tall, just off-white in color, thick, and long lasting. There is pretty significant visible carbonation.

S-The smell is my favorite aspect of this beer. It smells like banana with a touch of lemon and clove for a kicker. A touch of hay and grass keep things from being too sweet. Really nice.

T-Sweet yeast with banana and a touch of lemon/citrus and clove. No real hop character and just a hint of alcohol. Well balanced acidity...no need to muck this one up with a lemon wedge.

M-Lots of carbonation, but very drinkable. Dry on the finish, but never tart.

O-This is a fine example of how to brew a wheat beer that is drinkable on a hot summer day without tasting like a watered-down mess. It has more backbone than most wheats without tasting gimmicky.

Smells great. Lots of pleasent malts, yeast with there clove and bananana aromatics.

Good drinking and easy at that. Bold wheat malts and yeast play a nice match, with banana esters coming through. Even a hint of clove.

On the palette all goes well, smooth and refreshing.
It holds it flavor well as it warms, since I think wheats tend to go flat or water out as they warm.
It's a lazy rainy day. Watching birds at my feeders even saw a bold eagle at peace valley park today, simple man is on the computer....
So simple man I think works well this this wheat.

A 500ml bottle with a BB of Sept 2012. Picked up from a supermarket a while back. Been meaning to review this one for ages - beer from the world's oldest recorded brewery!

Poured into a straight pint glass; I swirled the bottle before the final pour. A deeply hazy, translucent golden-amber hue with effervescent carbonation. Produces a large head of creamy off-white foam that lasts for a few moments before collapsing. Aroma of sweet malt and yeast esters, with notes of banana, clove, bread, faint nutmeg and a mild whiff of alcohol. An initial metallic hint fades away after a little while. An earthy, vinous quality lurks in the background. Complex and superb.

Tastes of sweet malt with a dry, yeasty character. Notes of banana, clove, bread, faint honey and subtle stewed hops. Possesses a mildly tart dryness, as if infused with a hint of lemon. A bone-dry finish; no bitterness to speak of. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry and tingly, with pleasing carbonation and great body. Thick and chewy. Somewhat astringent, with an aftertaste of yeast esters and banana.

Simply put, one of the world's greatest beers. All the characteristics of weissbier are superbly blended together - the yeast esters produce a fantastically balanced flavour and aroma. An easy-drinking classic; very refreshing and I could happily imagine sinking a few. Add this to your list of must-try beers.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Hefe glass. Always save that last little bit at the bottom of the bottle to swirl around and get that yummy yeast at the bottom. Pours a hazy yellow with a full head. Minimal lacing.

Smell is banana nut bread goodness. Bananas, clove, biscuits, nuts.

Taste like it smells. Very well balanced. Delicious from start to finish. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel is very thick and perfect carbonation.

Overall this is and has always been one of my favorite beers. Yummy goodness!